Pros: Best Engineers I've ever worked with. Passionate co-workers. There is no shortage of cool work to do.

Cons: The people here are dedicated to thier work, if you don't have a passion for what Shield does and your not willing to work more than a normal 40 hour week to accomplish a goal you are passionate about, then Shield may not be the place for you.

Pros: The day-to-day team members are great.

Cons: Expected 50 hour work week (less than 45 hours will lead to a "nuanced" separation). Constant restructuring of company organization leads to people doing jobs not related to what they were hired for. Benefits are constantly being reduced/removed. No company sponsored work events (i.e. happy hours). No internal promotions.

Pros: I am working on some really exciting, bleeding-edge technical solutions with some of the smartest people in the industry. The pay is good, and the equity is good.

Cons: Employees are encouraged to constantly put in overtime, and burnout among the ranks of engineers, upper, and middle management is very real, and a self-perpetuating problem.